Energy · South Africa

How much did Medupi Power Station cost to build?

Medupi is the 4,584 MW coal-fired power station of Eskom in Limpopo, South Africa, with six units of about 764 MW each (800 MW turbines per Power Technology), conceived as Project Alpha in 2007, whose first unit (Unit 6) entered commercial operation in August 2015 and whose last unit reached commercial operation on 31 July 2021. Power Technology gives the project cost as R145 billion (USD 9.7 billion), while Wikipedia records a rise from R80 billion in 2007 rands to R154 billion in 2013 rands and an independent estimate of R234 billion in 2019 rands.